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rain town

Studio: Kyoto Seika University
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

Hiroyasu Ishida's graduation project at Kyoto Seika University.

Tags: Urban , No Dialogue , Robots , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Iyashikei

Tsumiki no Ie

Also known as La Maison en Petits Cubes.

Studio: Oh! Production , Robot
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

An old man lives in a town that has become submerged in water. As the water level rises, he's forced to build additional levels onto his home with bricks (cubes) in order to stay above water. One day he accidentally drops his favorite pipe into the lower levels of his home, and decides to rent scuba diving equipment in order to go searching for it. As he descends through his sunken home, the old man recalls memories of the past in each room.



Tags: No Dialogue , Dystopian , Environmental , Achronological Order , Elderly Protagonist , Scuba Diving , Post-Apocalyptic , Coming of Age , Fishing , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Ships , Family Life , Tragedy , Marriage , Photography

Michi

Studio: Tomoyasu Murata Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

The My Road series - Scarlet Road (2002), White Road (2003), Indigo Road (2006), and the most recent instalment Lemon Road (2008) - can be read as meditations on loss and mourning. These poetic films tell their story through motif, character expression, music and montage and require repeated viewing for one to absorb the subtly evoked layers of meaning.



Tags: Philosophy , Stop Motion , No Dialogue , Iyashikei , Rehabilitation , Puppetry , Rural , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Trains

Suiren no Hito

Also known as Nostalgia.

Studio: Tomoyasu Murata Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

An elderly man walks along his house and sees a turtle munching on a turnip. He does not disturb the creature but lets it eat in peace. Later that night, he has a dream of his late wife...


Tags: Elderly Protagonist , Stop Motion